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Subject:Re: erratic cruise control
From:Dan N
Date:Mon, 6 Apr 2020 13:42:55 -0700

thanks...

I will adjust it... if it won't then it's the switch on its way out...

dan

On Mon, Apr 6, 2020 at 10:34 AM Robert Clemmer <n51219@comcast.net> wrote:

> I adjust mine so that the button on the switch is fully compressed when
> against the brake pedal.   That should eliminate the "quick trigger".
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
> Of Dan N
> Sent: Monday, April 06, 2020 1:16 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: erratic cruise control
>
> hi all,
>
> the  cruise control on my 1988 tintop 2.1 wbx acts erratic ... some time it
> works some time it doesn't on its own mind...
> when it's working it's very sensitive to the brake pedal. I just touch the
> brake pedal, NOT pushing down the cruise control quit... some time it works
> again some time it doesn't for long time. I check all the vacuum lines, no
> leaks..
> since it's touchy to the brake pedal I suspect that the switch under
> the brake pedal is not well adjusted...
>
> could anyone help me on how to adjust that switch correctly..? (this is the
> only van I have with cruise control, past or present.. so I can't compare
> and look)
>
> thanks in advance
>
> dan
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>